In the summer edition of Kolem Kamen magazine, you'll also find the AEVD article "Don't Postpone Choosing a Stove. This Year There Are More Reasons!" in which we remind you why it's worth considering purchasing or...
Association for Ecological Wood Heating
NEWS
Myth: Burning wood destroys forests
When talking about wood heating, there's often a concern that forests are disappearing because of stoves. It sounds simple: we heat with wood, so we cut down trees. But the reality is more complex. It's not the burning itself that destroys forests...
Myth: Wood is worse than gas. Is it really that simple?
Wood heating is often discussed in a very simplified way. One common claim is that wood is worse for the environment than gas. However, it's not that simple. It depends on...
Air conditioning does not belong in a chimney. A viral „hack“ could end in big trouble this winter.
On social media, videos and photos are circulating during hot days showing people venting the hot air from portable air conditioners into chimneys or flues. At first glance, it might seem...
Waste wood for firewood (chips, sawdust, lump wood) represents about 30-40 % of the tree
More than 800,000 households use wood for heating
1/3 of the Czech Republic is covered by forest
ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION
Protecting traditional heating
Wood was used for heating and it's going to be drowning
Our main goal is to educate new and existing woodburning heater users on how to achieve maximum heating efficiency with minimal environmental impact.
WOOD HEATING
The most important facts about wood heating
- Ecology
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- Affordability
Heating with wood is basically the cheapest heating method.
- Local availability
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- Energy self-sufficiency
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- Higher efficiency of modern equipment
Properly designed and professionally installed modern equipment achieves up to 90% efficiency in extracting energy from wood, which must have optimum moisture content for proper combustion.
- Sustainability
Wood is a renewable energy source that, when managed properly, creates a closed carbon cycle
- Cosy home
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Association for Ecological Wood Heating, z.s.
Olejna 328, 377 01 Jindřichův Hradec
ID 21898413